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MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION
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Year Specific Eligibility Tables
Lifetime certificate holders, certified prior to 1991
Certified 1991; recertified 1999 or 2001; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2011
Certified 1992; recertified 1999, 2001, or 2002; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2013
Certified 1993; recertified 2001, 2002, or 2003; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2013
Certified 1994; recertified 2002, 2003, or 2004; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2014
Certified 1995; recertified 2003, 2004, or 2005; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2015
Certified 1996; recertified 2004, 2005, or 2006; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2016
Certified/recertified 1997; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2007
Certified/recertified 1998; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2008
Certified/recertified 1999; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2009
Certified/recertified 2000; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2010
Certified/recertified 2001; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2011
Certified/recertified 2002; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2012
Certified/recertified 2003; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2013
Certified/recertified 2004; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2014
Certified/recertified 2005; certificate expires Dec. 31, 2015
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SUBSPECIALTIES
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Subspecialty Certification in Dermatopathology
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Subspecialty Certification in Clinical and Laboratory Dermatological Immunology
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